, 1887-09-29
LENS SACRIFICE.
Written for this paper.1


-s-v IA lha rude public hail of the Florida
..'vu where lie was >!'e. ding the winter. a
'"9-e WIS IN pro-re>S-a merry "a iheriRg OF
:s. '';.'Iy.~ and the rJIt" laughter u';d uucon-
g.. ten ! nlauHrr were III strong coutraS:
"iii the rv.u-ment and rigid formalitY 10
which S.a;'lev was accustomed. He looked
..t hr!' iui'it'r"ntly, then turned away
with tie thouL:It That the whole affair wa,
a's'"H-caiaI and rcpusuant to him.
just then n northern acquaintance hailed
: him.
+ i say, Stan, uho:'s your hurry. Come
. IN K. want to Introduce you To the prettiest
I tIasi..r cir! You ever saw
/ %. !"'ih"r with Your Cracker girls." Stan
'rv !. .'.i,l IN an annoyed tone; they are too
. ptrIr.rnu@ Cor me"
Tie friend laughed and said: We'll. come
/ nj $50 The fairest barbarian of them ALL"
AL >riZing Stanley 10y the arm lie led him
+ WAY AN unwilling prisoner
\ T,'Ti"ut lafer he was being Introduced
. % Suh,y Sullivan, the (rieni'S eyes cleaning
/ ,iiii =, a>ure rs lie saw Stanley vince ut the
ramr
! Great hcavens!' thought the latter, grit
! NJ his teeth rs he bowed low, what a hor-
/ .i,.l2 n.lur"
/ And tHeu, rs he raisel his head, lie saw a
girl OF such rare heauty as fairly startled
/ him.
! lHc Slcii OF her beauty was rudely broken
J wien S"E"y SAID to her new acquaintance,
y right smart lot o. folks hyar, mister:
/ reckon tharS GwIne ter lie heap o fun"
Stanley WINGED again, but replied with as
much ..ra,c rs up,sible. ami S;uI,.v evidently
/ Welt i,a>,-l with her new friend fnu!ul much
/ 20 iaik about
| "D'ye low that We has sanythin' like this up
norm; sue ASEeI after awhile, L""ki"' win
! cfrirnt satisfaction on The scene before hcr
I 40, we never nav" anything IKE Tins.
Stanley responded, AMI the tone "f hIN voice
! ci.iiSed h"r 10 turn ql"kIy ana LOOK at INN,
While tie color deepenrd on hen ch"rH
| "On, know, mIStsr 1e reckon that
we uI'S ar p" lot oi in'"'' ,''"T" Il" ,-i',-
| ran an 40 me ways me y" I"ih> up ''iaF.
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had entranced HIM What w,,ulI his north
| ern friends saw if they cou,d see Lim1
| What won't his nrou,I nyo,,,e,. say, -.or,
are some who escane the disa,,reooII, IL
] them l..,rr.
way He left tLese ouestiors ,,ro,,s,ya..!,;
| he would not allow himself 10 ,onsi,la,. ,ho,,,
| but he gave himself nm to the inv. nf tI,
! present.
| And so day afto,. ,,o,, I,o tr,,.,,o,1 IL. .,.,
toward the Sullivan cabin either ON bors,..
| back or on foot. and rs often he ,yonIJ Sao
| long before reacbipe, the cla,ri,,.r ~, In,
spnbonnat of tba crirI nc Che s,ooJ ., e., -
waiting for his coming. And iniuin, Ia,.
| tbev tool, long walks in ,ba -, I'1. hai,
hidden maths beneath tba to,var;,,, ~.
where inseusibly Stanlev,s REGARD for tba
| piri ,rev daily strongar and he auar, o,,I
! nnreServed tall, bacon,a ,,nco,s,.io,,sI, tI,a
| outpourino of his hearts, ofFac.i ION
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hn;r;ad visit 10 tI,a nor,i, i a'r" ot, CIV"
| Tn Florida with the dste,.r,iuotio,, 10 ~ ~,